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Calamine Lotion
Description: Soothing ointment for sore skin, insect bites, and rashes. Newest Review: ... pox or bites and stings. Calamine lotion does not contain any harmful ingredients and is a very well trusted medicine ... more  ... cupboard standby.
If the water based solution is left to stand for any length of time the mixture will separate so you need to shake the bottle before applying.
Before applying calamine the skin should be clean and dry and appy the lotion three times a day or when required. It is best to use a fresh piece of cotton wool to dab the lotion onto each of the affected areas and once it has dried the lotion leaves a white chalky deposit on the skin. This is harmless and easily washes off your skin and any clothing it h...more |
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Calamine Lotion: Got an itch? (569 words)
by lellagrace - written on 08.04.07 (Very useful, 1414 readings)
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A good old fashioned remedy, calamine lotion is excellent for stopping irritation caused by anything from chicken pox to insect bites, as well as giving cooling relief to sunburn. So if you have any kind of itchy skin you should try this, it is a well tried remedy. It is available from most chemists as either a water based solution or an oil based solution. The oil based one contains lanolin and peanut oil, so if you are allergic to these you should use the water based solution instead. Calamine also contains zinc oxide which is an antiseptic and prevents infection developing. This is particularly important when calamine is being used on open ...
Calming Calamine (621 words)
by Feefo - written on 16.03.05 (Very useful, 6589 readings)
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Calamine Lotion I always now seem to have a bottle of this on my dressing table. I have suffered from eczema since birth but it improved radically as I matured. Sometimes however I do suffer from allergies. I am allergic I have been told to all the different forms of dust!. I am have some food intolerances including yeast and peanuts. As I also get hayfever which begins around this time of year for some people including myself, all these factors can combine to irritate my skin on my neck and arms particularly. I find that Calamine has been very helpful when I get skin rashes on my arms and neck. As I want to go out sometimes when I have ...
Calamine Lotion: It works! - but you look kinda pasty! (169 words)
by woodlice - written on 18.04.01 (Useful, 2403 readings)
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Calamine lotion - a mixture of kaolin in a cooling suspension. Handy to have a bottle around as it helps with all kind of itching/rashes including chickenpox, flea bites, insect bites, stings and sun burn. I would not recommend it to anyone who suffers from eczema or other skin disorders as it is quite drying and may worsen the condition being treated. Available from all good chemists over the counter. The bottle needs to be shaken well as the mixture separates. It lasts for a long time (- my bottle is now about 10 years old and still going strong!!!) It is best applied with cotton wool to affected area. It is quite cold on application so be ready ...
